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Stone Decay Its Causes and Controls Hardback £39.00 $78.00 Publication date 2004 320 pages ISBN 978 1 873394 57 1 |
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This volume offers valuable insights into the nature of decay processes and the factors that control them. It presents several studies on the impact of pollution on stonework in urban environments. Important methodological contributions are also included which cover a number of key issues: the mapping of façades to explain rates of decay associated with conservation actions; the laboratory simulation of corrosion in polluted atmospheres; also the quantification of colour change through a study of the artificial ageing of building stone. The effectiveness of stone treatments within the laboratory is also considered in detail. |
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Introduction: the need for interdisciplinary thinking in
stone decay and conservation studies B.J. Smith and A.V. Turkington Quantification of the decay rates of cleaned and soiled building sandstones M.E. Young, J. Ball and R.A. Laing Durability and rock properties R.J. Inkpen, D. Petley and W. Murphy The use of image analysis for quantitative monitoring of stone alteration V. Lebrun, C. Toussaint and E. Pirard Mechanisms of attack on limestone by NO2 and SO2 G.C. Allen, A. El-Turki, K.R. Hallam, E.E. Coulson and R.A. Stowell Weathering of sandstone sculptures on Charles Bridge, Prague: influence of previous restoration R. Prikryl, J. Svobodova and D. Hradil Experimental weathering of rhyolite tuff building stones and the effect of an organic polymer conserving agent Á. Török, M. Gálos and K. Kocsányi-Kopecskó Chemical composition of precipitation in Kraków: its role in salt weathering of stone building materials W. Wilczynska-Michalik Interpreting the spatial complexity of decay features on a sandstone wall: St Matthews Church, Belfast A.V. Turkington and B.J. Smith Arkose brownstone tombstone weathering in the Northeastern USA T.C. Meierding Weathering of Portuguese megaliths evidence for rapid adjustment to new environmental conditions G.A. Pope and V.C. Miranda Influence of anthropogenic factors on weathering of the
Carpathian flysch sandstones W. Wilczynska-Michalik and M. Michalik The role of mechanical and biotic processes in solution flute development D. Mottershead and G. Lucas Weathering scales, landscapes and change: some thoughts on links R.J. Inkpen. |
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The text covers the results of decay on building stones and in the context of buildings following the implementation of cleaning and conservation strategies. This is of obvious importance in developing future strategies. While in no doubt of interest to geomorphologists, geologists and materials scientists, this publication aids the promotion of the important link between researcher and practitioner. Building Conservation Journal
It is hoped that this work might provide the reader with a number of views relating to the nature of weathering and decay process, and the factors controlling them; hopefully , enabling the conservator/surveyor to identify and consider appropriate conservation programmes and policies. Building Engineer
... a collection of methodical, carefully written papers, dealing with a variety of subjects within the area of stone decay. Firstly, this volume is a serious contribution to relevant questions concerning the problem of stone decay; and secondly, the material contained within the papers is not easy for the scientific layman to assimilate. SPAB Cornerstone |
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